On the Job: The Landmark Coffeehouse comes to downtown Amherst

The Landmark Coffeehouse opened in June at 102 South Main Street in Amherst.

On the Job is a blog by Business Editor Nathan Vine that looks at local business news in Portage County. You can view the blog by going to www.wisinfo.biz/blogs/category/stevens-point/on-the-job.

The following are excerpts from the blog:

The Landmark Coffeehouse has opened up at 102 S. Main St. in Amherst in the location of the former Morning Star Coffee & Bistro.

According to its Facebook page, which can be found by searching "The Landmark," the business opened June 19 and is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Sunday. The page also indicates that the majority of the coffee is organic and free trade, and food sold at the shop is made primarily from natural and organic ingredients.

For more information on the Landmark Coffeehouse, call 715-824-2200.

Point Brewery introduces JP's Craft Beers

The Stevens Point Brewery has announced a new line of potent potables that it is calling JP's Craft Beers.

Four different beers - Yabba Dhaba Chai Tea Porter, Casper White Stout, Ould Sod Irish Red Ale and A Cappella Gluten-free Pale Ale - are now available in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa in six-pack cans and on draft at select locations.

Julie Birrenkott, marketing director for the brewery, said cans were chosen over bottles because of their growing popularity in the craft beer market.

Brewmaster Gabe Hopkins explained the four beers in a news release:

? Yabba Dhaba Chai Tea Porter is a traditional sweet porter brewed with chocolate malt. A chai tea blend from India, where a "dhaba" is a truckstop-style roadside restaurant, is infused after fermentation but before the beer is pumped into aging tanks.

? Casper White Stout is not actually white in color, it is amber. The beer is hopped with East Kent Golding and Fuggles hops imported from England, and is enhanced in flavor by hints of white chocolate thanks to cocoa nibs.

? Ould Sod Irish Red Ale is brewed with peated malt, red malt and pale malt to create a red color, and also is hopped with East Kent Golding and Fuggles hops.

? A Cappella Gluten-free Pale Ale is brewed with sorghum and Cascade hops. The flavor profile is similar to that of traditional pale ale, but the sorghum provides a different taste to the beer.

More information about JP's Craft Beers can be found online at www.jpbrewery.com.